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for all of us here, thank you so much for watching. we will see you tomorrow. >> make sense of international news -- at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good for over 30 years, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: as united nations' inspectors returned to the site of last week's alleged chemical weapons attack in syria, debate heated up today over possible military action. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: britain's prime minister
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. >> at union bank, our relationship managers use their expertise in global finance to working to provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." "bbc world news america." a crackdown against supporters mohamed morsi leaves at least 235 dead. but today's events are counterle and they run to egyptian aspirations for peace, inclusion, and genuine democracy. >> looking for the keys to cancer looking in our genes. research focuses on mutations which turns healthy tissue into tumors. an all-star cast brings history to the screen. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. egypt is under a state of emergency after a crackdown on supporters of deposed president mohammed morsi which left at least 235 dead and more than 2000 wounded. toice and troops row cap protest camps occupied by morsi supporters. there has been international condemnation in response. we spent the day on the streets of cairo. >> tonight, the mosque is on fire. violen
. >> at union bank, our relationship managers use their expertise in global finance to working to provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." "bbc world news america." a crackdown against supporters mohamed morsi leaves at least 235 dead. but today's events are counterle and they run to egyptian aspirations for peace, inclusion, and...
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it is to say whether weapons were used, not who used them. a visit is highly unlikely and impossible. you would still get a claim as to who used them. >> inks for a much. today the white house expressed deep concerns over these reports. joined by the man who used to be president obama's coordinator. that is a fairly depressing reaction from the international community. even if the us inspect others -- if the inspectors get there, their mandate is so limited. to act have been unable with any force because of the divisions between russia and the westone hand and on the other, so the security council has been unable to take action, and it reflect fundamentally different interest with theg hours western government calling on a flawed to leave. politicals not much activity. even if there was, is there much that could be done about these chemical weapons? >> these operations are very different. they would run the risk of triggering even more chemical weapons use. if the assad government thought butas going down in flames, i agree there is no pressu
it is to say whether weapons were used, not who used them. a visit is highly unlikely and impossible. you would still get a claim as to who used them. >> inks for a much. today the white house expressed deep concerns over these reports. joined by the man who used to be president obama's coordinator. that is a fairly depressing reaction from the international community. even if the us inspect others -- if the inspectors get there, their mandate is so limited. to act have been unable with...
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intelligence gathering becomes important to all of us. the question is whether we can strike a balance between privacy and personal security and national security. i think the president's statements today are important. i hope the balance will be struck. ands up to the president congress who have oversight over these programs. the congress has not been diligent enough in overseeing the programs. if there are questions about it, they are the ones to raise it and not mr. snowden. if every individual who has access to the information decides to release it to the world, we are in a world of trouble. i think there is a process. the president has proposed reforms. i think those will be important. the obligation is to tell the american people and our allies what we're doing and why we're doing it. hopefully they will accept it. >> thank you for joining us. oppositionws, the movement for democratic change in zimbabwe has launched a legal challenge against the result of last week's presidential election. it wants a court order declaring the result
intelligence gathering becomes important to all of us. the question is whether we can strike a balance between privacy and personal security and national security. i think the president's statements today are important. i hope the balance will be struck. ands up to the president congress who have oversight over these programs. the congress has not been diligent enough in overseeing the programs. if there are questions about it, they are the ones to raise it and not mr. snowden. if every...
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david, tell us. is there a sports gene? >> there is no single one, but there are ones identified with skill, and more importantly, the ability to respond well to training, so some that make one persons via our to set up so they get more from their one hour of training than their training partner who might be doing the same thing. tremendouss the success of jamaican sprinters come down to? wax people who descend from the area of west africa that many jamaican sprinters did, they are from an area where they have long legs proportional to their body size, and adaptation to willing, and then they have the muscle fibers, but they also have this amazing selection system. in no other country in the world could a six foot four inch player end up on track as opposed to the basketball or volleyball court, so they have a population and no chance of leading a talented sprinters slip through the cracks. >> why are they so reluctant to talk about the part of genetics in athletic success? wax to full. they are concerned about singing one
david, tell us. is there a sports gene? >> there is no single one, but there are ones identified with skill, and more importantly, the ability to respond well to training, so some that make one persons via our to set up so they get more from their one hour of training than their training partner who might be doing the same thing. tremendouss the success of jamaican sprinters come down to? wax people who descend from the area of west africa that many jamaican sprinters did, they are from...
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it helps us get information. we're working against a set of targets, yes. >> as american drones roam the skies down south, these forces are training, waiting for the moment when they can take full charge of security in their country. >> the repercussions of america's drone program. now to a country that was once called the next china because of its huge economic potential. with a large population, strategic location, and date -- and apparently seamless transition from communism, vietnam held great expectations. for the past two decades it held up to those expectations with a spectacular financial boom. but now it is faltering. we have traveled there to find out why. half an bay in vietnam, and the unesco world heritage site of more than 2000 islands. it is what makes this a leading tourist destination and this man a billionaire. it has slowly introduce capitalism into a communist system. although he and some others have gotten rich, he warns the country is in danger of crisis because of the lagging reforms of the
it helps us get information. we're working against a set of targets, yes. >> as american drones roam the skies down south, these forces are training, waiting for the moment when they can take full charge of security in their country. >> the repercussions of america's drone program. now to a country that was once called the next china because of its huge economic potential. with a large population, strategic location, and date -- and apparently seamless transition from communism,...
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this couple used social media to help them adopt. tonight they share their story with us. >> panels have been stolen from a chump in england. police are on the hunt for the unique artifacts, and conservationists say the pans are of national importance. >> this is what the pans looked like before the raid. and this is what was left afterwards, a hole where two unique 15th century works of arts were crudely pried from their ancient setting. >> they are priceless. there are no other examples of them. mid 15th century, high artistry, and the only worth they have is' an indigenous part of this church. >> the two stolen panels did he pictured s. victor and saints marget. >> a third panel was smashed in the raid. >> it survived revolutions. here we are 600-odd years on and someone has taken them. >> police were examining the church but say it is not clear who would have taken works of art like this. >> it looks like those two panels were targeted. nobody else has been disturbed in the church. they weren't taken out with any great care, one
this couple used social media to help them adopt. tonight they share their story with us. >> panels have been stolen from a chump in england. police are on the hunt for the unique artifacts, and conservationists say the pans are of national importance. >> this is what the pans looked like before the raid. and this is what was left afterwards, a hole where two unique 15th century works of arts were crudely pried from their ancient setting. >> they are priceless. there are no...
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thank you for joining us. in the current economic climate, countries are all trying to spur thinks it has a solution. head north. he planned to embark on a large- scale drilling drilling for oil and gas in the russian ark to ocean. if the environmental price -- is the environmental price too high? daniel sanford joined an expedition to the russian arctic. he filed this report. from a town deep inside the arctic circle. headed evene further north. as we entered the arctic ocean, polar bears patrolled the shores. the bears and the huge walruses cold.ll adopted to the the world is changing around them. august.dnight in mid it is pretty much still daylight. only a few years ago this part would have been all of ice flows .nd -- and unnavigable this year it is open water. climate change has to medically reduce the arctic ice in the summer. even up here in dc it is driving the animals onto land. are coming ashore in far greater numbers and in places they never used to. >> i'm going to have to talk quietly. may crush
thank you for joining us. in the current economic climate, countries are all trying to spur thinks it has a solution. head north. he planned to embark on a large- scale drilling drilling for oil and gas in the russian ark to ocean. if the environmental price -- is the environmental price too high? daniel sanford joined an expedition to the russian arctic. he filed this report. from a town deep inside the arctic circle. headed evene further north. as we entered the arctic ocean, polar bears...
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with those ofate us that were chosen wish that this was over. agent, always a kgb agent. i think that the president should consider canceling his meeting with putin and take some other measures down the line. >> what specifically are you thinking of? >> russia has been a bad player in a lot places. it is not just the snowden thing. they have been a bad player on syria and iran. they seem to go out of their way to poke their finger in the eye of the u.s. and the uk and other western countries. i don't think you can have normalcy with them. i don't think that we should break relations with them but they need to understand that there is a cost for what they do and there are things that they will look for and international relations. everything is on the table. everything is up for scrutiny. i think that the president should seriously consider not going to the conference and certainly ihe goes to the conference, he should consider not meeting with putin at all. ariel castro, the man who kidnapped three women and abuse of them were a decade have been sentenced to life in priso
with those ofate us that were chosen wish that this was over. agent, always a kgb agent. i think that the president should consider canceling his meeting with putin and take some other measures down the line. >> what specifically are you thinking of? >> russia has been a bad player in a lot places. it is not just the snowden thing. they have been a bad player on syria and iran. they seem to go out of their way to poke their finger in the eye of the u.s. and the uk and other western...
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for all of us here, thanks for watching. tune in tomorrow. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good for over 30 years, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> while we want to sustain our relationship with egypt, our traditional cooperation cannot continue as usual when civilians are being killed in the streets. >> woodruff: president obama delivered that rebuke to egypt's government today, in the wake of a bloody crackdown on protesters, that left more th
for all of us here, thanks for watching. tune in tomorrow. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good for over 30 years, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and...
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our enemies came to destroy us. later.rategic shift came september 1993, enemies came together on the white house lawn to sign the oslo accord. an interim deal on sharing land between israelis and palestinians. shimon peres was one of its chief architects. >> what we are doing today is more than signing an agreement. it is a revolution. yesterday, a dream. today a commitment. >> two decades on, there still is not a final peace deal. now john kerry is trying to broker one. settlements are still in major obstacle. building on occupied land in the west bank is regarded as illegal under international law. recent israeli government figures show construction is now at a seven-year high. palestinians say that you cannot discuss the demand for a palestinian state while israel continues to build settlements on it. how do you reconcile the contradiction? >> the palestinians agreed there would be three blocks. there are jewish settlers on the west bank. that was a proposal introduced by president clinton that was acceptable. e
our enemies came to destroy us. later.rategic shift came september 1993, enemies came together on the white house lawn to sign the oslo accord. an interim deal on sharing land between israelis and palestinians. shimon peres was one of its chief architects. >> what we are doing today is more than signing an agreement. it is a revolution. yesterday, a dream. today a commitment. >> two decades on, there still is not a final peace deal. now john kerry is trying to broker one....
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those nearby used masks and umbrellas to cope with the ash. it is one of the most active volcanoes in the world, and it has already erupted 500 times this year alone. amazing pictures out of japan. a little bit of a rascal. that is how prince william is describing his newborn son. the duke of cambridge discusses fatherhood, and those dreaded car seats. nicholas mitchell has the details. born four weeks ago today, and is the center of his parents' attention. a cnn broadcast, supposedly about nature conservation in africa, turned to the topic of baby george. >> he is a bit of a rascal. he reminds me of my brother or me when we were younger. i am not sure. he is doing well at the moment. he does keep having to need a nappy change. i did the first. badge of honor. i had a midwife going, you do it. he is a little fighter. he wriggles around a lot. it is a bit of a problem. >> the impression is of a couple who are doing things themselves. right from the moment of the first journey home and the successful installation by william of baby seats plus ba
those nearby used masks and umbrellas to cope with the ash. it is one of the most active volcanoes in the world, and it has already erupted 500 times this year alone. amazing pictures out of japan. a little bit of a rascal. that is how prince william is describing his newborn son. the duke of cambridge discusses fatherhood, and those dreaded car seats. nicholas mitchell has the details. born four weeks ago today, and is the center of his parents' attention. a cnn broadcast, supposedly about...
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of the global economy, we have to get used to their troubles affecting us too. stephanie flanders, bbc news. what happens in brazil and india does not stay in brazil and india. today, the nobel laureate, seamus heaney, has died. he had been suffering from poor health in recent months. his career spanned more than half a century. born in county derry in northern ireland, much of seamus heaney's writing reflected ireland back to itself at a troubled time in its history. nick time looks back. >> between my finger and thumb, the squat pen rests. >> the first: in seamus heaney firstm in seamus heaney's collection describes his father and grandfather at work. he enjoyed great success while still young. >> i was able to tell seamus that i had been looking through his early books, and i thought the poems were miracles. he choked and said, they would have to be miracles. he continued to write miraculous poems. >> northern ireland's trolls made him more widely known. troubles made him more widely known. >> where society has fallen from grace, this is limbo land at best. a
of the global economy, we have to get used to their troubles affecting us too. stephanie flanders, bbc news. what happens in brazil and india does not stay in brazil and india. today, the nobel laureate, seamus heaney, has died. he had been suffering from poor health in recent months. his career spanned more than half a century. born in county derry in northern ireland, much of seamus heaney's writing reflected ireland back to itself at a troubled time in its history. nick time looks back....
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does he order the use of first -- the use of force, potentially making the crisis deeper? lashed out against what they called a wave of anti- syrian propaganda. they blamed rebel fighters for making the area where the attack took place to unsafe for you when inspectors to visit. the mains conference, syrian opposition coalition was swift to deny that. >> we have issued a statement committing to the safety and security of the when inspectors. we guarantee their safety and security, we want them to come in, we wanted the evidence to show, and we will do whatever it takes to protect them. this is apparently found in the vicinity and it may deteriorate leading you inspectors nothing to look through but ruins and rubble. >> for more on the international response to the event in syria, i spoke with the former u.s. state department spokesman tj crowley. let's take a look at the president's language. he said that this is of great concern but the american ability to solve the problem is overstated. action seem likely? >> i think that action is likely and necessary. a revised redlin
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taking us in through music history. we will introduce you to our bones you have probably never heard of before, and maybe for good reason. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. it was legit again today on the streets of egypt. after a series of antigovernment protests across the country turned violent, at least 50 people are dead. supporters of ousted president mohamed morsi demonstrated following friday prayers. expressing their anger at the killing of hundreds of demonstrators on wednesday. jeremy burns spent the day on the street -- but when spent the -- on the streets of cairo jeremy bowen spent the day on the streets of cairo. ended, the prayers fight for the future of egypt began again. this is kyra. they chanted, we do not care about life, we sacrifice ourselves for religion. they set off for ramseys square less than a mile away. the muslim brotherhood's plan was for 25 demonstrations to converge on the square. for af them were spoiling fight, demanding the death of gen
taking us in through music history. we will introduce you to our bones you have probably never heard of before, and maybe for good reason. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. it was legit again today on the streets of egypt. after a series of antigovernment protests across the country turned violent, at least 50 people are dead. supporters of ousted president mohamed morsi demonstrated following friday prayers. expressing their anger at the killing...